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ABC retires 'The Good Doctor' after 7 seasons
"Playing Dr. Shaun Murphy has been an immense privilege and one of the most remarkable and rewarding experiences of my life." — Freddie Highmore
The worst TV renderings of the pandemic
In 2020, shows grappled with the question of whether it’s better to depict our current reality of social distancing and mask-wearing — or to gloss over it for the sake...
'CSI: NY' alum Hill Harper chasing true crime in 'How It Really Happened'
"As cases are examined, there's always something new," he says.
These fall TV finales are game-changers
Several notable network series have ended their fall seasons and won’t return until early next year. Some of the so-called “fall finales” — a growing trend in network TV —...
The year's most colorful TV characters
2017 was a busy TV year, from sleeper hit shows (“The Good Doctor”) to new prestige powerhouses (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) to older shows reaching thought-provoking conclusions (“The Leftovers”). But any...
What worked and what bombed as the fall TV season wraps
Dec. 1 is right around the corner — and, by now, most of the primetime series have aired their fall finales. It’s clear which freshman series made it big and...
'The Good Doctor' is 'Will and Grace' for people with autism
If you don’t know the name Shaun Murphy, you soon will. He is the protagonist on “The Good Doctor,” a new ABC show about a brilliant young surgeon who works...
‘Good Doctor’ star searches for realism in trailblazing role
Freddie Highmore stresses the word “authenticity” when talking about Dr. Shaun Murphy, the brilliant surgical resident/autistic savant he plays on ABC’s breakout hit “The Good Doctor,” TV’s top-rated new drama....